Today we celebrate ‘One small step for Man, One giant leap for Mankind’ - the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. This day in 1969 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin made history as they stepped down onto the Lunar Surface. 🌕
Also, on this day last year Soyuz MS-13 launched to the @Space_Station with Expedition 60 crew members @astro_luca, @AstroDrewMorgan and Alexander Skvortskov on board!
At the time of this launch I was in a few hours out of Cologne, as it was during my internship with the European Space Agency.
I managed to get this photo of the @Space_Station and #Soyuz passing overhead that evening! 🛰
https://t.co/OoXhY4O33Y
We are now under two hours away from the launch of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 with ANASIS-II Satellite from Cape Canaveral!
Check out this awesome photo from last night of it with Comet NEOWISE...
https://t.co/feN2MrjUBi
Launch is now set for 5:30 p.m. EDT (21:30 UCT) 🚀
Liftoff!
And touchdown - X marks the spot!
And they got both of the fairing (nosecone) halves back as well, dry and in one piece each!
Congratulations to the @SpaceX on an amazing launch!
https://t.co/U46kjiYmzG
Anyways, a new satellite is in space, another rocket it back on a droneship and it’s time for bed. I hope everyone has a great rest of their evening/night, especially if your going #NEOWISE hunting!
Goodnight!
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